Biography of Author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (called Ronald by his family and friends) was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontain, South Africa. His parents had moved there from England so that his father, Arthur, could work for the Bank of Africa. Ronald lost both parents while still young--Arthur died in Africa in 1896, after the rest of the family had returned to England; Ronald's mother, Mabel, died in 1904 near Birmingham, England. Ronald and his younger brother …
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…out come of the story would be (that was either interest or desire to be done with the 300+ page book). Ranking & Recommendation I would recommend this book to only those who have a lot of free time, nothing better to do and /or a love for J. R. R. Tolkien's literature. On a scale from 0 to 10, o being the lowest and 10 being the highest, I give The Return of the King a five (5).